Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-15

Beautiful Dresses Worn by the
AmCricnn Ladies' WHO wore
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the u orid says The Queens drawing
room to-day was unusually well at
tended. The fine weather brought out
great crowd Of people along the Mall
TO witness the line of ladies sitting in
very undrcss full-dress in their car
riagCs waiting to be admitted. The
first carriages were III line as
carly as II O'Clock this morn
ing, md the last carriage WAS
not out Of TIE grounds on its way
home until nearly 6 o'clock. There
wss no one who was presented to-day
who did not have to wait at least four
hours IN ell, before and after the Tecep-
ton, in order 10 earn a ileeting ten
minutes parade through the throne
room. Within the palace the crush was
terrible 9ui disastrous to the magnili
cert toilets and beautiful bouquets,
lille many a temper was sOrelY tried.
The most beautiUl dresses, as usual,
were those worn by American ladies.
Mrs. Henry l.. Horton wore an ar
tiauc and costly gown. The petticoat
was Of white satin, the front breadth of
which was embroidered with pearl point
and the corsaee hand-embroidcred with
silver bullion. The train from the
right shoulder was four yards long, Of
silver brocaded flowers on point de
sole, and lined with turquoise blue OF
toman silk and revcrs Of the same,
upon which were placed seven clusters
of three tips each. In the centre OF
her corsagc was a yertabe kind OF kob-
i-noor on the left of huge diamond
GosccLt, and her hair was beautifully
dressed with dnmond-Eeaded pins.
The most Extraordinary display Of
Jewels was that made 10y Lady Lacon.
On tie right side of her hair was a
magnificent jcwellcd fly the veil was
fastened hy threr diamond stars, and Ia
the hair at the nGpe Of the neck was II
diamond bar. Found the neck were
two ropes Of pearls, each at least as
large as good-sizad peas, aud then be-
low this and falling far down on the
bust was a wonderful diamond neck
lace with a pendant diamond fringe
two inches in depth. On the night
side of her corsage was huge dragon
fly. the body oi which was Il single
pearl Of enormous size, and between
shat aud the middle of the cursage
were two diamond stars. In the mid
tio Of the cOrsuce was a diamond arrow
at least five inches in length, with Il
'Igc crescent in the centre. On the
left side Of the corsage was huge
emerald brooch surrounded by dis-
wouds, and her train was fastened to
tire shoulder by diamond and emerald
star Her earrings were screws and as
large as haZelnuts. The display created
q genuine sensation.
The most magnificent toilet was that
II Mrs. Austin Huntington, d5JU-
to,,fc and the wife of the prominent
Now York LAWYER The petticoat was
Of palc-yellow Canton crepe, draped
most asthetically with clusters OF
p.umcs. The tram was four and half
Yards long and of pale-yellow satin
locaded with large flowers III genuine
>Ner bullion The right side OF the
tram was round and trimmed with
five clusters OF three tips each; the
lett side was square and PLAIN, with
three white tips. In the hair
WIS a white tulle veil; and bouquet
Of Marechal Mel roses, backed by a
genuine Na'cuciennes-lace dress, was
simply beautiful. The ornaments were
diamonds, which were in great profu
sion. In the clusters of feathers were
ainettes Of solid silver, and on the left
shoulder were three lemon-colored tips,
also with silver aieretios. The train
was lined throughout with yellow satin.
Mrs. Phelps, the wife of the Ameri-
can Minister, was in petticoat and boz
dice Of white-nnd-blac tripe d'yelyet,
with a train OF black velvet.